At this point, I had no choice but to go along with it, hoping he'd let me go. As I was forced to endure his kiss, I tried to sneak in an explanation. "I... I really don't have anything going on with him... It's just because of the MS design competition, that's all... mmph..."

"So, you're just using him?"

His thought was surprising, but I could sense that his tone had softened somewhat.

To escape this situation as quickly as possible, I played along. "yes..."

He ...